Nail holder and carrier.



U. G. McJUNKIN.

NAIL HOLDER AND CARRIER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 24, I913.

Patented May 18, 1915.'

61mm, V Mifun/iim THE NORRIS PETERS CD. PHOTO-LITHO.. WASHINGTON. D. C.

ULYss Es e. :McJUNfKIN or ienAoio, oo'iioRAnoQ it To all whom it maymama k Be it known that LULYss s G. Masada,

' a citizen of-th'e United States, residing at Ignacio,-i n the'countyof La Plata and State of Colorado, vhave invented new and useful,Improvements in"Nail Holders and Car riers, of which the following is aspecifica-Z tion.

The invention relates to an improvement I in nail holders and carrierscomprehending a structure in which nails can be housed'in bulk andarranged by gravity to project the nail in part beyond the receptaclefor con- V is the provlsion of a na l holder and carrler 7 I-so one ofthe sides either-hand for thepurpose. v

Secured to the base 1 are outstanding to be grasped,

venient graspingby the operator.

The main object of the present invention including arotatable receptaclein which the nails are stored in bulk, the receptacle being formed toprovide slotted openings through which nails are -inpart projected bygravity to form suchprojecting portion the operator for the re- -movalof the'na'1lfrom the receptacle for driving. I I I The invention in itspreferred form of details will be described in the following speci-ffication, reference being had particularly to- I y from the end wallsand overlie the'sectiong 1 '19 and' 20, screws 22 passing throughth' 7plates and into plates orbars20' underlyingthejsections; screwsfpassingbetween the g edgesofthe' sectionsisogthat the plates20 'f theaccompanying drawings, in which' Figure liis a perspective View oftheim- 1 provedholder and carrier. Fig; 2 is a vertical section of thesame; Fig. 3 is a plan of I of the receptacle illustrating;-particularly means for adjusting the nail slots. i

Referring particularly to the accompany- 1 ing drawings, 'carrier"comprlses' a-base 1 preferably of board like element having edge strapmem- I the improved nail holder and bers 2 for the reception of strapsfor supporting article from theshoulders and strap "members 3 for thereception of: the straps t to be passed about-the waste or body wherebythe receptacle can be'carried by the workman in a readily accessibleposition without inconvenience; and withoutrequiring useiof framemembers. 4 of V-shape terminating at}; an appropriate distance; from thebasein Mounted between the frame members .4=fis agholder or receptacleibearing disks 5.

6, preferably of approximately square out-y line with'end walls?provided with 'trunnions 8 'forl r,otative mountingin the bearing'disksf of thefrarn es l'wherebythe holder f NAIIL ironnnn AN ell-331mtween said frame members,

I Specification of was r tnf Patentedlvlayi8e V Animation filedNoveniber 24,1913.* sefiam soaszvi Tam r he opposing sidewall'sas was 10are fixedwith relationtojth'eendfwalls" i 7 and one of said side wall as'9 is' formed with an opening "11" adaptedtogbecovere'd by "a plate 12pivotall y oorinected to' the min" f The respective sidelwalls'arespaced apart at"1 '4 and having any des'ired roam of catch 13, theopening 11 servingas a meansjfor "introducing the nails into-the holder.i-

' tthroughout the width ofthe-h older at'the' respective meeting ends ofsaid side-:*wa]1s,'.:' ,j

full Widthfof the holder and adapted to be.

with, their free ends closing the ends of the 19 and 20 having thefullwidth of the box dimension of the box. Plates'21' project providingslots 1-5 opening'l throughout the I i j slots. To provide foradjustment of the width of the slots to accommodate nails ofdifi'erent'sizeslfthe remaining side walls '17 .r and 18 ofthe-holderiare adjust'able,,bei r1g duplicates in construction. walls 17and l8 is ma de up of two sections so I but an aggregate length lessthan thesimilan and'21 act as-clamps to maintain the sections 1 in Iadjusted relation. By appropriately ad- 1.7 and18 it is I I be given anydesired width within'jthe' limits and'thereby' accommodatenailsfdiflierent Thetrunnionis' acent one provided with a' fiXed washer Iorysimilar'f any desired pgsaion.

placed inthe holder throughthe opening 11 iandicertain of saidnails'willfind their way" through the lowermostrslot 15.; and be vheljdII so projected bytheheadsofthernailsqgThe I holder,yis" now"givenlimited turn' by the i operator/so as to fr'eoj Ls'aidfFprOj ected;nails ifro th ivre s p -ma e ofhas a nj eji 6" L rnember23 havingaperi'phery ma'de uplofi series of angularly relatededges 124:; the leafjsp i s'2 e u dnpon t a i ei tf r m 4 being designed to cooperate"the'edges 24-to maintain"thfhQlder temporarily in' f holder Withoutcausing the projected nails to return to position Within the holder. Thenails thus projected can be readily grasped and removed from the slot bylateral pressure against the spring member 16. With the holder in properposition, the nails may be removed from one end of the slot in whichthey are in position for driving upwardly Without turning them from theother end of the slot When they Will be in position for drivingdownwardly Without turnmg. I The improved device is admirably adaptedfor carrying ina conveniently accessible posi tion a number ofnails anddelivering at each movement of the receptacle a number of such nails tothe position from Which they maybe conveniently and readily removed bythe operator singly and in a direction Which Will permit the applicationof such nails for driving With a change of movement of the hand.

What is claimed is A rotatable nail holder of boX like form havingrelatively fixed end Walls and two opposing side Walls, the remainingside vvalls being formed or" sections adjustable with relation toeach-other to space the meeting edges of the side Walls to provideslots.

7 In testimony whereof Iafiix my signature in presence of tWo witnesses,

R. M. MOJUNKIN.

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' r Washington, D. 0'. 1

